Manitoba Premier Criticizes Deputy Minister for LinkedIn Post on U.S. Trip with Sio Silica Executive
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew has publicly criticized Michael Jack, the deputy minister of business, mining, trade, and job creation, for posting on LinkedIn about a recent trip to the U.S. Jack was part of a Manitoba delegation that attended a business conference in Philadelphia, which included representatives from various businesses and organizations, including Jack Winram, the chief development officer of Sio Silica. The trip has drawn criticism due to the ongoing assessment of a Sio Silica license application by Manitoba Environment and Climate Change. Opponents of sand mining and Independent MLA Bob Lagassé have raised concerns about the participation of government officials in the delegation. Kinew stated that while he had no issue with Jack attending the trip, he disapproved of the LinkedIn post due to an impending public inquiry into the previous government's handling of a Sio Silica license application. 
